The Blob By Alex

One sunny day a group of people got together.
"What is this cloud doing here?" Bill said, surprised.
"I don't know," replied Dan.
"How are we going to get rid of it?" said Jason.
"It's green," said Jack.
"That's wasn't the answer I was looking for," repled Jason.
"I'm going home," said Jim.
"Me too," said Brad.
"Let's all go home," said Bill.
"Ok," replied the others and they all went home. Three hours late it was 10 o'clock and two big blobs came out of the sky. The next morning a farmer saw the blob and got stuck in it.
"HELP!" he yelled and eventually he got out. That night an evil magician came out of nowhere. He captured the blob and brought it to his castle. I think he teleported somehow. He melted the blob and added some evil essence. He brought the blob back to where he found it. That morning the town (called Bogasville) went crazy. The town was stuck together. If you went outside you would have suffocated. The travellers came. Maybe they could have helped us but the blob has been undefeated. There was one store that had no goo in it; the fire store. Maybe they could melt the blob. I tried ringing them but the phone line snapped. The Darwin bombings were still happening. I saw a group of aeroplanes and heard, "Prepare for bombings in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.... DROP BOMBS!!! BANG BANG BANG KABOOM!!!!!! The goo got smaller and smaller as it melted. Finally the war stopped. It was now a blob the size of a person. The fire people made some hot stuff. Some builders built a dome. The fire people set a fire in the top. It melted the blob. Ten days later Dan called the group.
"Now, where were we twelve days ago?" said Bill.
"We were talking about the green cloud," replied Jack.
"Hey look, a green cloud," said Jim.

Arrabri Lodge By Julian

Dear Arrabri,

Thankyou for letting us stay at your wonderful camp. I enjoyed mini golf, archery and the giant swing. The meals were great and so was the games room. There was so much to do in free time that I couldn't decide. Your camp is so beautiful that I want to come back next year. To the best camp ever,

From Julian

A Poem By Sarah G

When the last tree has died,
And the last river has been poisoned,
And the last fish caught,
Will we realise that we can't eat money?

A Very Noisy Birthday Party By Meera

Once there was a very noisy birthday party. The children were screaming and running around. They were driving all the adults mad, so one of the adults thought of an idea.
"Let's eat, "she said."
"Great idea," said another adult and called all the kids to the table and got the food. Just when the adults thought they were going to get some peace and quiet all the kids started talking, shouting, chewing loudly and blowing into their drinks with straws. After they ate the cake which, by the way, was now everywhere;
"Musical Chairs!" yelled one of the kids.
"Yeah," shouted the rest. All the adults were blocking their ears. Well, musical chairs did not work because one of the little boys tripped over a chair leg and fell over. So they had to think about another game instead.
"Musical Statues!" yelled a little girl. It did not work because when the music stopped somebody was standing on one foot so they fell face first onto the floor. So now they had to think of another game.
"I know," said a shy girl, "Let's play Pass the Parcel." So the adults got some old newspapers and some prizes and in no time the kids were playing Pass the Parcel and all the adults thought it was a great game because nobody got hurt, it was fun for the kids and it was quiet.
"Thank goodness for that little girl," said one of the adults quietly. So there you go; a very noisy party turned into a nice quiet party. That was of course until they got bored.

Creating a Gas By Lisa

Aim:

To make it fizz up.

You will need:

a clear plastic cup contianing bicarbonate of soda, 3 sultanas, a mixing stick, warm water and a small amount of vinegar.

Method:

1. Pour warm water into the bicarbonate of soda.

2. Then put sultanas in.

3. Add vinegar.

Prediction:

It might fizz up and explode all over the table and then the sultanas dissolve.

Observation:

The sultanas start bopping up and down. It is really exciting because the gas bubbles are pushing them up.

Picture:

Limerick By Mia

There was a young boy from Mombat
Who picked his nose in combat
He sat on a pin, and ate from the bin
That silly young boy from Mombat

Subliminal Ads By Thalia

Subliminal ads are hard to recognise. They are one second flash ads in the middle of a show. You might not see them but they get caught up in your head and make you want to buy the item. It is illegal. One TV channel has broken the rule. In last year's music awards in 2007 it had subliminal ads. Some of the ads shown were lolly pops, cars, and soft drinks. Also on another kid's game show it showed a video game console. That was a three second flash. That's not so bad. You'll never guess this; after we started watching that show, my sister Georgia wanted the game console for Christmas!